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1: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine | From Italy: After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.

2: ITALY: Land of Good Food & Many Festivals

4: Life As a Kid | Italians like to play bocce ball. Bocce is lawn bowling. They also like to play water polo and swim. | Researched & Written by Joe | At the end of the day, people like to walk around the Italian squares to visit with friends. This is called passeggiata in Italian.

5: Soccer is the favorite sport in Italy. Kids like to collect cards of their favorite soccer players.

6: Interesting Places or Things To Know | The Italy flag colors green, white and red. It stands for Italy.

7: Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists in History. He made many sculptures and paintings in Vatican City, Italy. | Researched & Written by Delaney | The Leaning Tower of Pisa is over 800 years old. There are 249 steps to the top of the tower.

8: Land and Animals | Researched & written by Amani | This is called a sting ray. It lives in the water near Italy. They can sting you if you get close to them.

9: A chamois looks like a goat and it lives in the mountains (of Italy). It climbs mountains and it can leap up to 40 feet.

10: Favorite Foods | This is gnocchi. It has (potato) noodles with red sauce and cheese. The Italians make the noodles by mashing potatoes into dough, making it into a ball and cooking it for 10 minutes.

11: The first pizza was made in Naples, Italy. | Gelato is the world's most famous ice cream. It is made in Italy. The Italians eat it once a day. | Researched & Written by Veda